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Date:      Sat, 3 Mar 2007 20:36:32 +0000
From:      "Wojciech A. Koszek" <wkoszek@freebsd.org>
To:        Alessandro de Manzano <ale@unixmania.net>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: two problems with broadcom NICs
Message-ID:  <20070303203631.GB14147@FreeBSD.czest.pl>
In-Reply-To: <20070303180100.GB89601@libero.sunshine.ale>
References:  <20070302084747.GA80114@libero.sunshine.ale> <20070302113615.GA2766@FreeBSD.czest.pl> <20070303180100.GB89601@libero.sunshine.ale>

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On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 07:01:00PM +0100, Alessandro de Manzano wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 11:36:15AM +0000, Wojciech A. Koszek wrote:
> 
> > > What could be ? What could I try ? Ideas ?
> > 
> > You can check if changing the interface "UP" flag makes in any better:
> > 
> > 	ifconfig <interface> up
> 
> yep, this worked for use with my 2 switches.
> I today also tried with another switch and the NIC worked also without
> forcing it up.. :-|
> Maybe some weird in my previous cheap switches ? ;)

Unfortunately for FreeBSD, it's not a problem with your switches -- it's
rather driver's fault, since I've seen such issue before.

-- 
Wojciech A. Koszek
wkoszek@FreeBSD.org
http://FreeBSD.czest.pl/dunstan/



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